Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-20
q RIVAL LOVERS.
:, = thrilling Adventure on a
" House-Top.

inter OF the fnh'h i"'' y. '"'
c uanse is capped by an octago-
ho"' 49, lantern. Inside it is
FuPo," with eight windows ex-
lO ram floor to ceiling. You ac-
Pc wv" ,ha car of the elevator as far
hny In IN u, upward journey, and
gus ars are several precipltous
'ns, atairs to be climbed. Once
o. s sr are we'll repaid for your
~ bv the glorious outlook over
pc " sea All Newport lies at
iY "a times the cupola was a favor
0.a art for newly-married couples.
e' .'asa to got themselves out OF
!, scaling the steep sairs. and
,v would sit by the windows
Af Earth. incoming and spooning
e hour.
! other evening trip was made
oupola to ascertain if possible
w haraab,uts of the bccalmed
!. hat were sailing or drifting for
Fi,ir,ns' cup. The octagonal room
Jasarted save by the presence OF a
~, uo' AGED man of powerful proper
Who sat in a canc-chair gazing
;, the sea, occasionally refresh-
'i III. visual powers by a peck
nah binocular glass. Converse
ra.e over the probabilities OF the
' i, of the race. and one topic
y another until the stranger OBJ
Jed:
rhis Is nv first visit to Newport in
N years. I came here to the cupola
s ~ after my arrival as possible.
tbe place possesses strange inter-
Fhere is nothing wildly fascinating
Inf the bare, plastered, cobwebby
aeon. and the speakers manner
,Sed that the varied landscape did
attract him. He was, therefore,
I'd what was the particular attrac-
that rave rise to his desire for an
mediate visit.
II saw something up here that would
Ia rour hair stand" he replied.
was nv first visit to the town. and
D.ssed several weeks at this hotel. !
,nd out the cupola, and / enjoyed
ubing up-there was no elevator
info look off into the moonlight
bile | smoked.
One night I had an adventure
hrh will never forget. Neither
build you if you had taken part in it.
voa sec that LADDER" he exclaimed,
knitting to an unpalnted stair to a
,r-loor in the roof used to reach the
lyarls of the flagstaff on the top OF
/ cupola. well. something pos
(s:ed ne to climb up there and look
The top of the lantern. The night
as close and sultry. and all of these
indows were open, with nothing to
eyent any one from walking directly
it unless they had q care. Observe
hat a descent there is! The long,
ecp roof has nothing on it to prevent
be from sliding with terrible speed to
be edge, and then the fall to the earth
Eould be at least eighty feet.
Invent up to the trap-door and
bud it fastened. Returning slowly
own the ladder, and pausing wher
own a little way to take few whiffs
fmy cigar, saw something in white
Oming up the flight of stairs leading
b The cupola from the attic story be-
Ow The time was past midnight
bnd the moon was obscured by clouds
y that every thing was indistinct, bu
was enabled to determine that tn
Thite object was woman, and that
Eiad often seen her face about the hous
Eiuring my stay. She moved noiseless
along and approached one of tn
#spen windows and stood leaning he
ieal against the frame on the side.
"lfelt myself in an awkward posi-
EhOn. | did not like to make
nose for fear l might startle the youn.
lady and the thought flashed acros
&my mind that she would be terribl
enlightened and, perhaps, fall out of tn
window. So l concluded 10 keep quie
until she moved away from the danger
Gus spot before speaking to apprise he
amy presence and going down. leay
ing her in full possession of the cupols
she was in full evening dress of whit
muslin, or something of the kind, an
there were some disarranged flower
IN her light hair. She was e,
uemeIy delicate, of the pa
blonde type with a lit
red spot on either cheek, but she ha
oeen very gay during her stay at tt
HOle', and the men about the hous
called her the prettiest girl of the SC;
'h There were Two young men
elnstant attendance on her. One W,
H0m the South somewhere, and IL
yarn IN circulation was III Ut he W;
engaged to her. The other admire
vasa good-looking fellow from Ne
York, | believe.
@lhe GIRL remained by the windo
Ou' lew minutes whom | card foo
Aeps on The stairs, and the young ms
suo was not regarded as the accepte
,y'er emerged through the opcnln
ne was IN evening dress and held
Palr OF white kid gloves in one han
~ was about to speak when the gi
slowly left the window and pass,
agross the cupola toward the opposi
sue Some thing in her method
viking raised a question in my mi
q - 10 I'd down on her from my POI
uon on the ladder. Il WAS solved
'Ae Ume she reache | II wind wv. S
~, out one of her little white han
"iid reSted il on tha window soSb